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ああ

(1)の(C)の質問です
なぜnotではなくlessなんですか？
回答お願いします🙏

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(1) (a) This question is not as easy as that one.
bThis question is (more ) ( difficult) than that one.
(c) This question is (SST) easy (than) that one.
(st)
(d) That question is ( not ) as difficult ( as
) this one.
(2) (a) Brad is three years older than Greg.
(b) Brad is older than Greg ( 67 ) three years.
(3) (a) She is not so young as she looks.
(b) She looks (Younger) than she really is.

Answer 1

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taka

なぜnotではなくlessなんですか？　→ なぜなら、This question is not easy だと that one(＝question) との比較ができないからです。
less は little(ほとんど…ない：否定) の比較級です。
従って、[less easy](easyの否定の比較級) than that one：あの問題よりも簡単ではない≒あの問題よりも難しい となります。

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ああ

なるほどです！！
わかりやすい解説ありがとうございました！

taka

You're welcome!😊